Thursday, 21 February 2013

This is by way of checking in, as I haven't posted for a while. So much for doing it every Sunday. My latest review for West London Living involved me going to a 'speakeasy'. (London's got a bit of a thing for supposedly hidden bars at the moment.) Three years ago, when I started this business of doing some writing for people, I didn't think it would lead to drinking for free and becoming a reviewer. So, if you're still looking for reasons to start writing and start approaching people, what are you waiting for? It might lead to Club Tropicana (drinks are free).

About Me

I'm now a Content Editor at Matter&Co, where amongst other things, I write a lot for Pioneers Post. As a freelance writer, I got commissions from the Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Mail Online, Marie Claire, Metro, The Telegraph and Square Mile (to name a few). I still do the odd bit of freelance writing but rarely have the time.

I like writing positive stories and as well as the many people I write about on Pioneers Post whose work has meaning and does good, I'm interested in the kind of achievers that appear in Pass Me On, a daisy chain of interviews exploring six degrees of separation.

The majority of my freelance writing covered culture, travel and reviewing restaurants. A selection of clippings can be read here. I spent six years trying to make writing be my main source of income. The highs and lows are all documented at Can I Write for a Living?